On Marijuana and Guns, Clarence Thomas Still Wants To Limit Federal Power
The conservative justice continues to wage a lonely legal crusade over the Commerce Clause.
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Why U.K. Socialism Could Soon Be America's Problem
Plus: the rise of Democratic Socialists, Trump's Iran negotiations, and ICE abandons detention center plans
Can You Un-Impeach a President?
Democrats may revive impeachment if they take Congress in November. Trump and his allies, meanwhile, want his two impeachments erased.
Boston Is Temporarily Legalizing Outdoor Drinking for the World Cup. Why Not Make It Permanent?
If Boston can trust adults to “sip and stroll” during the World Cup, it can trust them all year round.
35 Retired Federal Judges Slam Trump's 'Laughable' Defense of His 'Obviously Collusive' IRS Settlement
The DOJ's unilateral abandonment of the Anti-Weaponization Fund "makes it crystal clear that these parties were never adverse," the former judges argue.
Secret Emails Reveal Sketchy Tactics in California Public Health's Tobacco Ban 'Endgame'
Here are the sketchy tactics California’s public health agency is using to convince towns and cities to ban tobacco sales.
6th Circuit Backs Ban on Ohio Minors Using Social Media Without Parental Permission
The court said the law—which would require age verification for everyone—constitutes only a “marginal burden” and "does not raise meaningful concerns about muting valuable protected discourse."
Nuclear Inspectors
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Rich Americans Pay a Higher Share of Taxes Than the Wealthy in Most Countries
What’s a “fair share” of funding for a government that many Americans distrust?
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer Has Resigned. His Replacement Will Likely Be More of the Same.
The Labour leadership race may replace one unpopular big-government prime minister with another.
Brazil Moves To End the Six-Day Workweek
Brazil's lower house has approved a constitutional amendment that would ban the common six-day workweek. It would make jobs even harder to find.
America's Founders Blended Liberalism and Religion
If the fusionist account of history is correct, the anti-fusionists are engaged in a far more radical project than most of them are willing to admit.
America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare.
After burning through interceptors in the Iran war, the U.S. faces a dire math problem: Enemies can build drones faster than America can build missiles.
The Mayor Who Loves Bodegas Is Building Taxpayer-Funded Competitors
Zohran Mamdani's administration has not studied how New York City's government-backed grocery stores will affect nearby mom-and-pop outlets, which operate on thin profit margins.
Happy Labor-Saving Day August/September 2026 Puzzle
"Rapper who's a Second Amendment supporter"
Compromise With Iran Isn't 'Surrender'
Hawks don’t understand what diplomacy is: Both sides give something up and both sides get something in return.
Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They?
The league’s conduct is indisputably protected by the First Amendment. But that doesn't make it wise.
Bernie Sanders Proposes AI Tax To Give Everyone $1,000 a Month. His Bill Would Do a Lot More Than That.
The Vermont senator's American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would also create an entirely new regulatory regime for the tech industry.
A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining
The Supreme Court ruled that "an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a miscarriage of justice."
ICE Largely Abandons Plan To Turn Warehouses Into Migrant Detention Facilities
The Department of Homeland Security plans to sell or offload seven warehouses it originally purchased to house migrants.
Bibi Tearing Up the Deal
Plus: Knicks appreciation, justice startup to watch the watchmen, M&Ms go natural, and more...
Celebrating American Freedom Means Celebrating Juneteenth
June 19 commemorates the day the final 250,000 people held in slavery gained their freedom. It deserves a place in any celebration of American liberty.
Did California's Gubernatorial Race Reveal the Limits of 'Abundance' Politics on the Left?
Matt Mahon tried to chart a reform-minded path, but too often he came across as a mushy moderate in an election that will be determined by partisans.
Survey: More Americans Are Carrying Concealed Guns
Three in 10 Americans at least occasionally carry a firearm.
Review: The Short Life of a Formerly Enslaved Poet
The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley tells the story of early America's "African poetess."
Supreme Court Makes It Clear There Is No Drug Exception to the Second Amendment
The unanimous decision upholding the gun rights of cannabis consumers is striking given the Supreme Court's long history of accommodating the war on drugs.
ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season
Civil rights and environmentalists vowed to keep fighting in court until the detention camp is torn down and returned to its original state.
Trump Has Used Taxpayer Money To Purchase Stakes in Dozens of Companies. Congress Is About to Make It Easier.
Lawmakers should be blocking Trump's corporate socialism, not making it a permanent fixture.
SCOTUS Says Federal Prosecution of Marijuana-Using Gun Owner Violates the Second Amendment
A landmark win for the right to keep and bear arms in United States v. Hemani.
Colorado Gun Owners Sue Over New Law Allowing Warrantless Access to Dealer Records
Law enforcement in Colorado can now inspect the records of any firearms dealer in the state "at all times" without a warrant, probable cause, or limits.
Americans Still Believe in the Founding—and Want Schools To Teach Capitalism
A new report found that 82 percent of Americans want the benefits of free markets taught in high school.
Who Can't Afford Food?
Plus: Iran deal, J.D. Vance on morality, L.A. hemorrhages population, and more...
The War on Economic Growth Is a War on the Poor
No poor country has ever achieved decent living standards without first getting richer.
The Founders Revered the Right to Trial by Jury. Will SCOTUS Now Follow Their Example?
Understanding the stakes in Kian v. Florida
1776 All-Stars: Why a Pseudonymous Anti-Federalist Is My Favorite Founder
The man known only as "A Farmer" warned against the "sword of government."
New York City Has a History of Public Bathroom Failures. Will This New Plan Flush Away More Tax Dollars?
Throne Labs won a $4 million contract to bring 17 new bathrooms to New York City.
Over 100,000 Kids Have Died Due to Greenpeace Blocking Genetically Enhanced Rice, New Calculation Shows
Anti-technology activists have blocked the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically enhanced to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene, for over two decades.
Louisiana Cops Threatened To Arrest a Man for Handing Out Religious Leaflets. They Got Qualified Immunity.
Richard Hershey is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a 5th Circuit decision that blocked the lawsuit provoked by that obvious First Amendment violation.
How Worried Should We Be About a Socialist Mayor in D.C.?
In Tuesday's Democratic primary, voters overwhelmingly voted for Janeese Lewis George, a socialist who's promised to resist Donald Trump.
England Fans Warned Not To Chant 'Keir Starmer's a Wanker' at World Cup
FIFA can restrict political messaging inside its stadiums, but there is no stopping English football fans from mocking their prime minister elsewhere.
Adam Schiff Wants Federal Tax Credits for Movie and TV Production
Studies repeatedly show the credits aren't worth the cost.
Tulsi Gabbard's Not-So-Shocking Revelation of U.S.-Funded Veterinary Biolabs in Ukraine
Trump's director of national intelligence revives a Russian disinformation campaign on her way out.
How the FDA Created a Peptide Black Market
Because the agency has banned most peptides, products from overseas labs dominate the market. How does that protect Americans?
